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the new york marathon cancelled amid suffering after sandy. residents of staten island say they've been forgotten. >> this is new york city, the financial capital of the world. putting right what's happened here is going to take many months and maybe longer. >> and getting ready for new leaders in china. tonight we continue our series of special reports on the challenges they'll face. >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. with just four days to go before the u.s. presidential election, a new jobs report is fueling arguments on the campaign trail. it seems to have something for everyone. president obama is time-outing that more jobs were -- touting that more jobs have been created than were expected. romney says the overall elm ploit rate is actually up. now starts the weekend blitz and the bbc's adam brooks has been watching the reaction for us. >> the voter in the state of ohio -- >> in 2008 we were in the middle of two wars and the worst economic crisis since the great depression. today our busi
the new york marathon cancelled amid suffering after sandy. residents of staten island say they've been forgotten. >> this is new york city, the financial capital of the world. putting right what's happened here is going to take many months and maybe longer. >> and getting ready for new leaders in china. tonight we continue our series of special reports on the challenges they'll face. >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. with...
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remember of course that you can get updates on sandy and on the u.s. election on our website and if you'd like to get in touch with me and the bbc team you can find us on twitter. for more here, thanks so much for watching. see you back here tomorrow. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank, >> at union bank our relationship managers use their expertise in global finance to guide you through the business strategies and opportunities of international commerce. we put our extended global network to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los presented by kcet, los angeles.
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, new jersey, was hit hard by hurricane sandy. many homes still have no power, and many gas stations are still dry. nevertheless, residents made it their business to vote today, even though their polling site had to be moved at the last minute to a new location. >> reporter: in manhattan, only a handful of voting centers had to be changed because of the storm's aftermath. this site downtown is also accommodating voters from another location, and some residents found the change somewhat confusing. >> it's pretty hectic, being as though we're sharing ed from other schools due to the storm, and other schools being closed due to the storm. >> but without our cell phone, we'd be lost. >> reporter: and at least some voters were able to keep their sense of humor... >> this is whwere i vote. >> reporter: suzanne pratt, nbr, parsippany, new jersey. >> susie: hurricane sandy disrupted the election process in an election that was already getting complicated. from mail-in ballots to high- tech voting machines, there are fresh questions about
, new jersey, was hit hard by hurricane sandy. many homes still have no power, and many gas stations are still dry. nevertheless, residents made it their business to vote today, even though their polling site had to be moved at the last minute to a new location. >> reporter: in manhattan, only a handful of voting centers had to be changed because of the storm's aftermath. this site downtown is also accommodating voters from another location, and some residents found the change somewhat...
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may be sandy will be different. certainly, the sheer number of people affected will make a big difference. when you are talking about 1/3 of the country, but if it is not sandy, we will experience another one that will do the trick. >> thank you very much. that is an alarming prospect. as we reported, hurricane sandy has put the u.s. presidential campaign on pause, but today, it was back to business on the trail. republican mitt romney argued that he would do a better job leading the country's economy. at his first step in wisconsin, president obama appealed for another term in office to finish the job he started. a short time ago, he was given the backing of new york's mayor michael bloomberg, who endorsed the president's citing specifically the issue of climate change. i ask the political reporter for the "washington post" what he would be watching out for. we're entering the portion of the campaign where i start to the people who run for president just have a different team than the rest of us -- different gene t
may be sandy will be different. certainly, the sheer number of people affected will make a big difference. when you are talking about 1/3 of the country, but if it is not sandy, we will experience another one that will do the trick. >> thank you very much. that is an alarming prospect. as we reported, hurricane sandy has put the u.s. presidential campaign on pause, but today, it was back to business on the trail. republican mitt romney argued that he would do a better job leading the...
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utilities have been in focus thanks to the devastation left by superstorm sandy. two of the public traded utilities still working to get power back on, continue seeing their stocks fall. new york power company consolidated edison was down 2%. new jersey's public service enterprise group dropped another 1.2%. these are their lowest share prices since may. meantime, lower energy prices, specifically for natural gas, helped profits at fertilizer maker c.f. industries. a booming farm economy helped increase demand, making up for lower prices for its phosphate fertilizer. the stock rallied 3.2% before the company released its quarterly results after the closing bell tonight. the stock rallied about 1% from this closing price in extended hours trading. the company is optimistic about its 2013 business. it expects farmers to plant a lot of corn next year, and need the fertilizer for it. real estate website zillow also was out with its results late today. while earnings per share were stronger than expected but its forecast came up short. after closing down 5.3%, at $34.3
utilities have been in focus thanks to the devastation left by superstorm sandy. two of the public traded utilities still working to get power back on, continue seeing their stocks fall. new york power company consolidated edison was down 2%. new jersey's public service enterprise group dropped another 1.2%. these are their lowest share prices since may. meantime, lower energy prices, specifically for natural gas, helped profits at fertilizer maker c.f. industries. a booming farm economy helped...
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most analysts point to hurricane sandy as this year's october surprise. >> this race was and has been always close, and it has had a slight electoral advantage for the president, but has had a slight popular vote advantage for mitt romney. that has changed in the last few days. >> reporter: the president is doing some media interviewing, and playing a little basketball, and of course he'll address thousands of supporters tonight or tomorrow morning. >> republican presidential hopeful mitt romney continues to blaze a campaign trail. romney even squeezed in two campaign appearances while the rest of the country voted. >> reporter: mitt and ann romney cast their ballot this morning, hoping republicans in key swing states do the same. head out for final push in pennsylvania and ohio, he was brimming with confidence about his chancing in the buckeye state. >> feel good about ohio. >> reporter: they need to overcome president obama's advantage among early voter. a three point edge has been shown among them according to one poll. romney is hoping that his pennsylvania and ohio visits turn ou
most analysts point to hurricane sandy as this year's october surprise. >> this race was and has been always close, and it has had a slight electoral advantage for the president, but has had a slight popular vote advantage for mitt romney. that has changed in the last few days. >> reporter: the president is doing some media interviewing, and playing a little basketball, and of course he'll address thousands of supporters tonight or tomorrow morning. >> republican presidential...
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and in their basement, flooded by hurricane sandy, is damp and musty. are you thinking about the election? >> is an important in puritan voting is that -- is a part of the american process. -- is an important thing. voting is a part of the american process. >> at a tent, a cardboard sign attached to some voting booths. but i would have voted on a piece of paper and mail it if i had to. >> it is one week since the big storm throughout the power and crippled vast areas. today, there were dumping of the sewage pipes as the army moved into help. >> considering the devastation here it is a wonder that an election can take place at all. but voters and authorities have been determined to make sure it can go ahead. >> in most areas it was business as usual. pacquiao on its feet pretty much in manhattan. -- back on its feet pretty much in manhattan. in new jersey, they can vote at any location. in the coastal suburbs, this has been an election like no other. >> let's get a quick look at what they are seeing at campaign headquarters. thomas is in chicago at the o
and in their basement, flooded by hurricane sandy, is damp and musty. are you thinking about the election? >> is an important in puritan voting is that -- is a part of the american process. -- is an important thing. voting is a part of the american process. >> at a tent, a cardboard sign attached to some voting booths. but i would have voted on a piece of paper and mail it if i had to. >> it is one week since the big storm throughout the power and crippled vast areas. today,...
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>> not that it froze the race but 42% of the electorate said that hurricane sandy was a factor or a small factor in their decision and obama carried them handily. i think it goes back if you're talking about the economic question. this economy was not so bad that it guaranteed that the president was going to lose. political scientist that i spoke to said you guys are writing about the unemployment rate being at a historically high level for someone to try to get re-elected or that the growth rates are lukewarm, anemic but in reality it was enough not to guarantee election but to get him over the top. and if you look at the exit polls again, he did not lose the economic argument. he didn't win it decisively but governor romney didn't win it decisively. gwen: we promised you that there would be truth and consequence. first up, for the president and the house speaker as the government faces mandatory year end spending cuts and tax hikes, let's make a deal. >> i don't want to box myself in. i don't want to box anybody else in. i think it's important for us to come into agreement with the pres
>> not that it froze the race but 42% of the electorate said that hurricane sandy was a factor or a small factor in their decision and obama carried them handily. i think it goes back if you're talking about the economic question. this economy was not so bad that it guaranteed that the president was going to lose. political scientist that i spoke to said you guys are writing about the unemployment rate being at a historically high level for someone to try to get re-elected or that the...
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instead, stocks sank on worries that the costs of hurricane sandy will eat into profits. the dow jones industrial average lost 139 points to close at 13,093. the nasdaq fell almost 38 points to close at 2,982. for the week, the dow and the nasdaq were off a fraction of 1%. korean auto makers hyundai and kia could end up paying hundreds of millions of dollars to car owners as compensation for overstating fuel economy. the environmental protection agency now says an audit revealed that 13 models averaged up to six miles a gallon less than advertised. some 900,000 vehicles sold in the last three years are affected. u.s. intelligence officials have rejected claims they failed to answer the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. there've been reports the cia told its security officers to "stand down" and not try to repel the attackers. senior intelligence officials denied that on thursday. they said a security team responded within 25 minutes, even though they were outmanned and outgunned. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: thi
instead, stocks sank on worries that the costs of hurricane sandy will eat into profits. the dow jones industrial average lost 139 points to close at 13,093. the nasdaq fell almost 38 points to close at 2,982. for the week, the dow and the nasdaq were off a fraction of 1%. korean auto makers hyundai and kia could end up paying hundreds of millions of dollars to car owners as compensation for overstating fuel economy. the environmental protection agency now says an audit revealed that 13 models...
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but the coverage of sandy has been positive for the president. even on local television, as i had mentioned, the coverage is relative lly positive for president obama. >> thanks to both of you who have been on the ground in ohio. back to the final jobs report, let's talk about that. the economy adding a better than expected 171,000 jobs in october. but the unemployment rate kicked up to 7.9%. some of the president's core voting groups still have a double unemployment rate, the african-american voting race. greg, if u.s. economic senator for the economist, jim, let me start with you been what's your take away from this report? what does it tell us about the status of the jobs market? >> well, it tells us that the jobs market is getting better. it's not getting better nearly fast enough for the 12 million merps who want to find work but can't. but the pace of the recovery appears to be picking up. this is good news. we're seeing increases in the creation rate for private sector employment. we're seeing some sectors, like housing and construction st
but the coverage of sandy has been positive for the president. even on local television, as i had mentioned, the coverage is relative lly positive for president obama. >> thanks to both of you who have been on the ground in ohio. back to the final jobs report, let's talk about that. the economy adding a better than expected 171,000 jobs in october. but the unemployment rate kicked up to 7.9%. some of the president's core voting groups still have a double unemployment rate, the...
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gwen: we have to touch on the biggest story of the week which is the super storm sandy. and i wonder in the end -- i know in the beginning i thought to myself, well, in -- only blue states were affected. but i wonder what we saw with christie and bloomberg, whether that at the end didn't reap down to the incumbent? >> probably in a small way. small things can have potentially big consequences. >> you think of the opposite of that if they had anything wrong go wrong and the president was seen as not performing as well as he seems to be that would have been a problem. >> and it really threw the romney campaign too. they couldn't quite figure out what do you do in a time of crisis? >> you have to use your background a lot. >> neither was the incumbent. >> it does give a little tail wind to the closing bipartisan argument that barack obama's trying to make just as mitt romney's trying to make it. and meanwhile while barack obama had to cuts back on some of his campaign travel for three days, his surrogate was bill clinton who is about as good as a surrogate to get out there
gwen: we have to touch on the biggest story of the week which is the super storm sandy. and i wonder in the end -- i know in the beginning i thought to myself, well, in -- only blue states were affected. but i wonder what we saw with christie and bloomberg, whether that at the end didn't reap down to the incumbent? >> probably in a small way. small things can have potentially big consequences. >> you think of the opposite of that if they had anything wrong go wrong and the president...
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here we are post hurricane sandy. everyone is saying, well, maybe this is going to be our wake-up call and right now in new york city, the debate is over how much to increase fares in public transit and they -- the metrotransity authority wants to increase the price of riding a subway and the price of riding trains quite a bit, and so how does this make sense? we're supposedly having a wake-up call and we're making it harder for people to use public transit and that's because we don't have the resources that we need. >> you've been out on the devastation, why? >> i'm writing a book and the documentary to go with it and we were filming in the rockaways in staten island and in red hook, and also in the relief hubs where you just see a tremendous number of volunteers organized by occupy wall street. they call it occupy sandy. >> really? >> what i found is that the generosity is tremendous. i saw a friend last night and i asked her whether she'd been involved in the hurricane relief. they have my car, i hope they get it b
here we are post hurricane sandy. everyone is saying, well, maybe this is going to be our wake-up call and right now in new york city, the debate is over how much to increase fares in public transit and they -- the metrotransity authority wants to increase the price of riding a subway and the price of riding trains quite a bit, and so how does this make sense? we're supposedly having a wake-up call and we're making it harder for people to use public transit and that's because we don't have the...
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. >>> the power is coming back and the gas is on the way, but some of sandy's victims are saying they're being ignored, and plunging temperatures are creating panic. >>> we talk about women as a social issue. excuse me, you know? half the population are not a social issue. >> she says it's dangerous war on u.s. soil and it could be decided by tuesday's election. my exclusive interview with feminist icon gloria staten isla island joochlt it is sunday, november 4th. good morning, everyone. i'm randi kaye. so glad you're with us. we start this morning with the presidential election just two days away. president obama and mitt romney seem to be squeezing every last frequent flyer mile out of this campaign. they've got a combined 16 stops in eight states before heading home, and we'll be there for all of it. our correspondents are spread across the states to bring you all the up-to-date developments, so be sure to keep it right here. the flurry of activity means it's a close race, right? you could say that? take a look here. it shows likely voters evenly split, 48% to 48%. here's what voters
. >>> the power is coming back and the gas is on the way, but some of sandy's victims are saying they're being ignored, and plunging temperatures are creating panic. >>> we talk about women as a social issue. excuse me, you know? half the population are not a social issue. >> she says it's dangerous war on u.s. soil and it could be decided by tuesday's election. my exclusive interview with feminist icon gloria staten isla island joochlt it is sunday, november 4th. good...
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this is what is left over from sandy. now we just have a lot of energy producing rainshowers down towards the appalachians, snow showers in the mountains as well. a big dip in the jet stream is alum all that cold air to spill into the atlantic. 45 in baltimore. a high temperature in baltimore is 54 degrees. most areas should stay dry with cloud cover. a few sprinkles off to the west. the mix of rain and snow showers in the mountains tonight. clear tonight, into the 30's. it is a pretty cold and to the weak especially with the breezy winds through saturday. turning back the clocks on sunday, an extra hour of sleep as we go into monday, with a possibility of rain. not really sure what will happen with election day, but things are improving. >> speaking of the weather, you spent about five days covering a major part of the storm. what surprised the most about what happened with sandy down at ocean city? >> i have never seen way that they personally. i have never seen them build that much and spill over the shore. i think i w
this is what is left over from sandy. now we just have a lot of energy producing rainshowers down towards the appalachians, snow showers in the mountains as well. a big dip in the jet stream is alum all that cold air to spill into the atlantic. 45 in baltimore. a high temperature in baltimore is 54 degrees. most areas should stay dry with cloud cover. a few sprinkles off to the west. the mix of rain and snow showers in the mountains tonight. clear tonight, into the 30's. it is a pretty cold and...
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and right where the impacts for sandy are are worse. won't be as strong as sandy but looks like it's going to bring misery. all right. our forecast shg 48 today. winds north and east at 5 to 10. got to watch that storm system carefully. we think the worst will track to our east. and nice warmup here for the weekend. veteran's day sunday. we observe it on monday. temperatures by monday for the holiday back in the mid 60s. that's a little better. that's a look at the forecast. back to you at the desk. >> thanks very much, tucker. >>> it is estimated that a million people in maryland and the district of columbia voted before election day. and millions more are expected at the polls in this tight presidential race. joining us now with analysis is michael who reaches public policy at george mason university. also an author. republicans and the black vote came out. thanks for coming in. first of all we mentioned the early voting. does the number of people who have voted early particularly in this area suggest anything in particular to you? >>
and right where the impacts for sandy are are worse. won't be as strong as sandy but looks like it's going to bring misery. all right. our forecast shg 48 today. winds north and east at 5 to 10. got to watch that storm system carefully. we think the worst will track to our east. and nice warmup here for the weekend. veteran's day sunday. we observe it on monday. temperatures by monday for the holiday back in the mid 60s. that's a little better. that's a look at the forecast. back to you at the...
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visit up north president obama in green bay back on the campaign trail after dealing with hurricane sandy and a last-minute blitz before next tuesday's election telling supporters in green bay that republicans are counting on their cynicism towards the pace of progress in washington and says that his economic plan has been tried in the past and failed. >> governor romney has used all of his talents as a salesman to dress up these very same policies that failed our country so badly, the very same policies we have been cleaning up after for the last four years. and he is offering them up as change. >> romney sayshitting battleground states as well today he is continuing to hammer the president on the economy and said that obama hasn't managed to turn things around over the last four years and romney says it's time to give someone with economic experience a shot at running things. attacking me does not make an agenda it doesn't get people back to work. we don't need a secretary of business to understand business we need a president who understands business and i do. he went on to say he know
visit up north president obama in green bay back on the campaign trail after dealing with hurricane sandy and a last-minute blitz before next tuesday's election telling supporters in green bay that republicans are counting on their cynicism towards the pace of progress in washington and says that his economic plan has been tried in the past and failed. >> governor romney has used all of his talents as a salesman to dress up these very same policies that failed our country so badly, the...
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a look at the damage from sandy. plus, how thousands without power in new york are get a chance to vote today. we'll have more on that. let's take a look at the markets. investors are in a bit of a holding pattern waiting to see what happens in today's election. the dow and nasdaq posted very small gains monday. overseas, asian markets are mixed. they are also waiting to see what happens at the polls as well. japan's nikkei lost about 32 points in trading today. [ mitt romney ] we have to work on a collaborative basis. look, the reason i'm in this race is there are people that are really hurting today in this country. and we face this deficit -- could crush the future generations. and republicans and democrats both love america but we need to have leadership -- leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get the job done and could not care less if it's a republican or a democrat. i've done it before, i'll do it again. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. i'm mitt romney, we had a goo
a look at the damage from sandy. plus, how thousands without power in new york are get a chance to vote today. we'll have more on that. let's take a look at the markets. investors are in a bit of a holding pattern waiting to see what happens in today's election. the dow and nasdaq posted very small gains monday. overseas, asian markets are mixed. they are also waiting to see what happens at the polls as well. japan's nikkei lost about 32 points in trading today. [ mitt romney ] we have to work...
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his handling of hurricane sandy has boosted his approval numbers. in the important cause of state of ohio, governor romney is 6 points down. that is forcing him to look to other states like iowa that could prove critical on his electoral map. >> we can do better. a stronger america is ahead. >> of the day after he stumped in new hampshire -- >> the president was there with former president bill clinton. it is a race so tight even 4 electoral votes could be the margin of victory. president obama has an eight- point lead with 1 in. governor romney has a seven- point lead with men. >> groups are hoping vote yes to several questions. they're making a final push before the election. hundreds of teachers and students rallied in support of the dream act which would allow children of illegal immigrants to pay in state tuition to attend college. the event was organized by a nonprofit group called the intersection. >> we need to have our best and brightest going to college so they can produce, give back, and pay taxes. >> supporters say the direct will save t
his handling of hurricane sandy has boosted his approval numbers. in the important cause of state of ohio, governor romney is 6 points down. that is forcing him to look to other states like iowa that could prove critical on his electoral map. >> we can do better. a stronger america is ahead. >> of the day after he stumped in new hampshire -- >> the president was there with former president bill clinton. it is a race so tight even 4 electoral votes could be the margin of...
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this will be the first time the schools have opened since sandy hit last week. about 80 schools will remain closed due to severe storm damage. those schools will be moved to temporary locations. and the conditions for those without power in storm zones could be getting worse over the next few days. the temperature is expected to drop below freezing tonight and tomorrow morning. many residents without power are staying in shelters, trying to stay warm. the red cross is moving 80,000 blankets into the region ahead of colder weather. >>> back to politics now, mitt romney and paul ryan are expected to speak at separate events in just a few minutes. we'll bring those to you as they happen. urn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. >>> it's the top of the hour here in the cnn newsroom. i'm fredericka whitfield. two days before the election, a mara
this will be the first time the schools have opened since sandy hit last week. about 80 schools will remain closed due to severe storm damage. those schools will be moved to temporary locations. and the conditions for those without power in storm zones could be getting worse over the next few days. the temperature is expected to drop below freezing tonight and tomorrow morning. many residents without power are staying in shelters, trying to stay warm. the red cross is moving 80,000 blankets...
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. >> brown: the losses in life and property kept growing today, in the wake of "sandy". the death toll reached 92 and the focus on physical damage shifted to new jersey, where the monster storm blasted barrier islands and other waterside cities. the massive force of the storm's destruction along the jersey shore came fully into view today. town after town presented stark scenes of wrecked homes and boats, underscoring the long process of rebuilding that lies ahead. one of those towns was the long beach community north of atlantic city, where army national guard troops arrived to assist. >> a lot of devastation. the island has been hit very hard. from what i understand there is roughly 18,000 homes without power, there is severe gas leaks, so right now we are just trying to get everything together for the office of emergency management here and the different municipalities and just assist them with whatever needs they have going on. >> brown: and even three days later, some long beach residents still could not believe the power of the storm. >> this was the deepest water
. >> brown: the losses in life and property kept growing today, in the wake of "sandy". the death toll reached 92 and the focus on physical damage shifted to new jersey, where the monster storm blasted barrier islands and other waterside cities. the massive force of the storm's destruction along the jersey shore came fully into view today. town after town presented stark scenes of wrecked homes and boats, underscoring the long process of rebuilding that lies ahead. one of those...
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and the northeast took slow steps toward recovery, one week after hurricane sandy hit. everyone gets sick, even the leader of the free world. hari sreenivasan takes a look at how health affects the presidency. >> sreenivasn: this year's candidates have clean bills of health, but that hasn't always been the case. we look at the ailments of past presidents, from depression to influenza to heart attacks. that's on our health page. as we see a final day of campaign ads, historian michael beschloss reflects on a 1976 commercial for gerald ford that never aired because it was too emotional for its time. and on our world page, video journalist toby muse filed a report of his visit with the gravediggers of aleppo, syria. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening, with full coverage of election day voting, and stay with you all night with results and analysis as the polls close. thank you, and good night. maj
and the northeast took slow steps toward recovery, one week after hurricane sandy hit. everyone gets sick, even the leader of the free world. hari sreenivasan takes a look at how health affects the presidency. >> sreenivasn: this year's candidates have clean bills of health, but that hasn't always been the case. we look at the ailments of past presidents, from depression to influenza to heart attacks. that's on our health page. as we see a final day of campaign ads, historian michael...
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>> we think aggressive supporters got out there sxerl the normal voters who couldn't make it during sandy are out there and we're seeing it move in our favor. >> so you're going to be here throughout the night watching these numbers? >> can't leave now, got to watch it through. >> this alliance formed just to bring this question to the ballots. are you going stick together if this doesn't go in your favor? >> we have to stick sdpoth that's an important part about it. so many thousands on maryland engaged in this so it's important to stay on this. >> thank you. we'll be hear here as those numbers continue to come in. the maryland catholic conference is here, and the maryland marriage alliance joined with them in pushing this question to the ballot. >> cheryl, let's go to question no. four. this one on your ballots, the dream act, it would allow some undocumented students to get in state expenses at colleges, we have 58% for the dream act and 42% against. those are just a couple of the issues. let's get to the races. the democratic incumbents are vague good night. >> that's right, ben cardi
>> we think aggressive supporters got out there sxerl the normal voters who couldn't make it during sandy are out there and we're seeing it move in our favor. >> so you're going to be here throughout the night watching these numbers? >> can't leave now, got to watch it through. >> this alliance formed just to bring this question to the ballots. are you going stick together if this doesn't go in your favor? >> we have to stick sdpoth that's an important part about...
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sandy's having a real real local impact on ohio residents' lives. but sandy's march through ohio also has a national impact because ohio, of course, is the most crucial of all the swing states. ohio, for example-s big on early voting. they camp out for it there. as sandy approached, ohio counties reported even heavier than usual early voting, with people rushing to cast their ballots ahead of the storm. lots of things are amazing about ohio's politics, but frankly, what i find most amazing in ohio this year is the way the romney campaign is choosing to close out their campaign there. remember when mr. romney campaigned on that flat out lie that president obama's getting rid of a work requirement for welfare, even though president obama did no such thing? well, now mr. romney is back with a new ad in ohio with that same old lie about welfare. they brought it back for the end of the campaign. romney campaign sent senator norm coleman from minnesota to ohio to tell voters there that mitt romney had no intention of overturning roe versus wade even thoug
sandy's having a real real local impact on ohio residents' lives. but sandy's march through ohio also has a national impact because ohio, of course, is the most crucial of all the swing states. ohio, for example-s big on early voting. they camp out for it there. as sandy approached, ohio counties reported even heavier than usual early voting, with people rushing to cast their ballots ahead of the storm. lots of things are amazing about ohio's politics, but frankly, what i find most amazing in...
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that means strong and gusty winds in places hit hard by sandy. not nearly as strong as sandy. we're not talking about the same type of impact. it is problematic because of what they are trying to clean up. the rainfall chances are significant along be coastal areas. the farther inland you go, the less rain you can expect. still an inch or two of rain possible in maryland if the storm stays close enough to the coast. beautiful election day with a cold and windy wednesday. the snow showers and thursday morning. highs in the mid to upper 60s. >> still had, a drug impression -- -- >> it trying to figure out what to do with a 3 ft. long alligator. what to do with him, straight ahead. >> the mount washington tavern is ready to reopen. is ready to reopen. we have a sneak preview i've always been lucky. flew 37 bombing missions over germany. made it home every time. i'm lucky to have good friends who are all still around, and we're all lucky to have a friend named ben. ben's protected our medicare and veterans' benefits. and he's helping my 13 grandchildren afford college. he's my fri
that means strong and gusty winds in places hit hard by sandy. not nearly as strong as sandy. we're not talking about the same type of impact. it is problematic because of what they are trying to clean up. the rainfall chances are significant along be coastal areas. the farther inland you go, the less rain you can expect. still an inch or two of rain possible in maryland if the storm stays close enough to the coast. beautiful election day with a cold and windy wednesday. the snow showers and...
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influenced by the debates, for example, or but last-minute breaking newsy vents like the hurricane sandy. but one thing that is important to point out is is we're going to see them in waves tonight. some of the things that they tell us early, we've got an early look that basically suggests that the economy, of course, is what drove people to the polls. it doesn't actually tell you who won. you can infer some of the things, the characteristics that are driving people to show up. >> brown: tell us a little bit more because we've got some of the early results. that first one backs up what we just heard from mark, right? it's still the economy. >> exactly. another thing that backs up what david and mark were just talking about is who is in more touch with people like you. 52% said that was president obama. chose obama. they were showing up at the polls. 44% chose governor romney in that sense. that could go to the advertising campaign that the president's team had really tried to say that mitt romney is not like you. i am more in touch with the middle tax. that goes to the tax increase issue
influenced by the debates, for example, or but last-minute breaking newsy vents like the hurricane sandy. but one thing that is important to point out is is we're going to see them in waves tonight. some of the things that they tell us early, we've got an early look that basically suggests that the economy, of course, is what drove people to the polls. it doesn't actually tell you who won. you can infer some of the things, the characteristics that are driving people to show up. >> brown:...
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right now we are in the aftermath period of this superstorm, sandy. how do you feel in terms of dealing with the aftermath, describing those explosions, these ongoing worries. before we get to rebuilding, rescuing people, taking care of continuing damage right now. how would you assess the response and the coordination between the federal government, the state government, municipalities. how are we doing? >> i think we're doing very well. i mean, you heard the president, and i have to say that i think his response has been terrific, really. and it's been coordinated, unlike some of what happened in katrina. and you heard, you know, governor christie, who's a republican, with president obama, working together. and that's how it's been, from the president to the governor, all the way down to the county and the towns. so one of the things that i did today, in fact, i was just on the phone before i came in here, was talk to fema about trying to get an office and a staff person in various parts of the district that i viewed today, and they're working on it
right now we are in the aftermath period of this superstorm, sandy. how do you feel in terms of dealing with the aftermath, describing those explosions, these ongoing worries. before we get to rebuilding, rescuing people, taking care of continuing damage right now. how would you assess the response and the coordination between the federal government, the state government, municipalities. how are we doing? >> i think we're doing very well. i mean, you heard the president, and i have to say...
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sandy dumped a record snowfall. tennessee when he became trapped, rescuers braved the cold, wind and snow to track him down. abc's clayton sandell has the story. >> reporter: steven amesworth was running out of time. >> i felt that i wouldn't make it through one night. >> reporter: he set monday in tennessee on the final leg of 2,000 mile hike, but superstorm sandy hit unexpectedly fast. dropping record levels of snow. he was stranded in a tiny shelter for three days. liking to safety impossible. >> it took me eight hours to go about a mile and a quarter. >> reporter: with food and water running out and unable to feel his freezing feet, he needed help. his phone managed just enough signal to reach 911. >> i was in pretty tough shape at that point. >> reporter: deep so snow blocked rescuers on the ground. so, on friday, this tennessee highway patrol sergeant and his team took to the skies. >> we were able to follow his footprints in the snow for approximately a mile and a half. >> reporter: but conditions turned trea
sandy dumped a record snowfall. tennessee when he became trapped, rescuers braved the cold, wind and snow to track him down. abc's clayton sandell has the story. >> reporter: steven amesworth was running out of time. >> i felt that i wouldn't make it through one night. >> reporter: he set monday in tennessee on the final leg of 2,000 mile hike, but superstorm sandy hit unexpectedly fast. dropping record levels of snow. he was stranded in a tiny shelter for three days. liking...
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death tollfrom super storm sandy is 109. power out ages could last for days and no sign of help. many people are suffering in the aftermath. we are live with the latest on the recovery effort. new developments on the benghazi terror attackings. sources telling fox news that security was so bad officials were considering suspending operations. hello. i am uma kumarajo. america's news headquarters right now. hello, everybody. we begin with the final push for the white house. governor mitt romney is chris crossing with stops new hampshire and colol and ohio. and president obama also has stops planned in wisconsin and virginia still to go. we have live team coverage over the next two hours and chief white house correspondant edhenry. first governor romney will end his day. >> good afternoon. there is talk on the campaign trail about something that president obama said yesterday when he was in ohio. he does this and said something about governor romney and the audience said don't boo but vote. he talked about senate cand date governor romney was opposed to clinton tax increases. liste
death tollfrom super storm sandy is 109. power out ages could last for days and no sign of help. many people are suffering in the aftermath. we are live with the latest on the recovery effort. new developments on the benghazi terror attackings. sources telling fox news that security was so bad officials were considering suspending operations. hello. i am uma kumarajo. america's news headquarters right now. hello, everybody. we begin with the final push for the white house. governor mitt romney...
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i thought sandy helped. i think the country was ready to look for an alternative. the numbers all showed that. they never saw the alternative in mitt romney. i think part of that was the auto bailout in ohio and the early ads. >> ifill: what does it say about mitt romney's future? he ran for president four years ago. didn't make it out of the primaries. ran for president this time. gritted it out and won the primary nomination. this time he doesn't win. does he have a future in politics? >> no. woodruff: i think his... no. woodruff: he said this was the last. >> i think he could be proud. the last six weeks of the campaign were really done well. he began to give really good speeches. i think he can be proud in general maybe not the whole campaign especially during the primary season. but i think he finished well. >> the republicans would nominate ronald reagan at the age of 69 which mitt ro romney will be in 2016 because he had been the leader of the movement within the party. he had been the leader, he put the face, the voice and really the spirit of the entire co
i thought sandy helped. i think the country was ready to look for an alternative. the numbers all showed that. they never saw the alternative in mitt romney. i think part of that was the auto bailout in ohio and the early ads. >> ifill: what does it say about mitt romney's future? he ran for president four years ago. didn't make it out of the primaries. ran for president this time. gritted it out and won the primary nomination. this time he doesn't win. does he have a future in politics?...
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sandy is a story about people. millions of them. amid those struggles and personal dramas corporations are pitching in. possibly the most fascinating example of corporate relief coming from a anheuser-busch factory. they're not turning water into wine, but it's almost miraculous. they're turning beer into water. 44,000 cases of zero proof h20 instead of brew heading to the new york/new jersey area full of charge. plant manager scott bale is originally from new jersey. >> personally for me, it does mean a little bit more because i do have family that has been affected by it. >> reporter: it sounds novel. but they have been converting beer lines to water lines for disaster relief dating back to the san francisco earthquake of 1906. 71 million cans of water donated since 1988. >> makes you feel great. you know, a lot of people don't have opportunities to help, so we look at this actually as an opportunity to help. >> reporter: anheuser-busch by no means alone in terms of stepping out of their box or can in this case. victoria's secret
sandy is a story about people. millions of them. amid those struggles and personal dramas corporations are pitching in. possibly the most fascinating example of corporate relief coming from a anheuser-busch factory. they're not turning water into wine, but it's almost miraculous. they're turning beer into water. 44,000 cases of zero proof h20 instead of brew heading to the new york/new jersey area full of charge. plant manager scott bale is originally from new jersey. >> personally for...
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that's not even including hurricane sandy's open tab. so joining me now via skype i'm so pleased dr. jeffrey sachs. he comes to us tonight from new york. dr. sachs. so nice to have you back inside "the war room." >> thank you very much. great to be with you. >> jennifer: for almost a decade scientists including nasa has warned about the danger that hurricanes pose because of climate change. do you think sandy will compel someone to take action on climate? >> isn't it amazing that this whole presidential campaign climate has hardly shown up at all. >> jennifer: yes. >> until this disaster. it shows how radically skewed our politics really are from the realities that we faced. i already found it so odd in the debates when energy policy was discussed, which was obviously linked deeply to climate because it is energy that is the main source, the way we use it, the fossil fuels, the way we use it is the main source of climate change even then neither candidate took the opportunity to explain these realities. so our political system has been b
that's not even including hurricane sandy's open tab. so joining me now via skype i'm so pleased dr. jeffrey sachs. he comes to us tonight from new york. dr. sachs. so nice to have you back inside "the war room." >> thank you very much. great to be with you. >> jennifer: for almost a decade scientists including nasa has warned about the danger that hurricanes pose because of climate change. do you think sandy will compel someone to take action on climate? >> isn't it...
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el huracÁn sandy cambia reglas electorales en nueva york y nueva jersey, cientos pueden votar en centros improvisados y por internet, comenzamos. ♪. ♪. >>> este es su "noticiero univisiÓn" con jorge ramos y marÍa elena salinas. >>> quÉ tal, buenas noches, empatados, asÍ llegan a la recta final los candidatos a la presidencia a horas de realizarse una de las elecciones mÁs reÑidas. >>> los muestran con nÚmeros casi idÉnticos, el gobernador le llevarÍa un punto de ventaja al presidente. >>> y en otra encuesta, obama estÁ por delante de mitt romney por dos puntos. >>> para confundir mÁs las cosas, en cnn estÁn empatados, 49 a 49. >>> una de las grandes incognitas en esta batalla, es el estado de ohio, ambos hicieron campaÑas en Últimas horas, blanca estÁ en columbus. >>> haciendo largas filas, miles usaron el Último dÍa de votaciÓn anticipada para acudir a urnas a travÉs de de hoohio y mostrar por quÉ su voto es el mÁs observado. >>> ningÚn candidato gahla presidencia, sin ganar en ohio. en todas las elecciÓn, empezando en el 1900 el estado de ohio apoyÓ al perde
el huracÁn sandy cambia reglas electorales en nueva york y nueva jersey, cientos pueden votar en centros improvisados y por internet, comenzamos. ♪. ♪. >>> este es su "noticiero univisiÓn" con jorge ramos y marÍa elena salinas. >>> quÉ tal, buenas noches, empatados, asÍ llegan a la recta final los candidatos a la presidencia a horas de realizarse una de las elecciones mÁs reÑidas. >>> los muestran con nÚmeros casi idÉnticos, el gobernador le...
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super storm sandy decimated homes that left millions powerless. except when it came to the power of the vote. and it could be a long night downing votes in virginia. and it is not just the presidential vote up for grabs. >> reporter: we're covering the races that matter to you live all night. we'll have live results and special web streams at nbc washington.com starting at 7:00. then i'll >>> there's already some confusion in florida on this election day. voters there got more than 12,000 automatic call saying they have until tomorrow to cast their ballots. it happened in pinelas county. the call were supposed to go out yesterday. the supervisor of elections admitted the calls went out today by mistake, he said. the wife florida's governor, charlie crist, received one of those calls. after realizing the error, new calls went out today clarifying that today is in fact election day. >>>onight we're hearing from the man who says he was attacked by a candidate for d.c.'s advisory neighborhood commission. police arrested grace daughtridge. police say s
super storm sandy decimated homes that left millions powerless. except when it came to the power of the vote. and it could be a long night downing votes in virginia. and it is not just the presidential vote up for grabs. >> reporter: we're covering the races that matter to you live all night. we'll have live results and special web streams at nbc washington.com starting at 7:00. then i'll >>> there's already some confusion in florida on this election day. voters there got more...
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new yorkers affected by sandy are being allowed to vote. but here's the thing they're being allowed to vote at any polling place in the state. displaced voters in jersey can vote by e-mail. >>> you know the election could come down to this. the pivotal swing state of ohio. take a look at the latest poll of polls in the buckeye state. president obama has this razor-thin edge over mitt romney. 50% to romney's 47%. and cnn's carol costello is in blue ash, ohio a suburb of cincinnati. and, carol, just set the scene for me there. >> well it's been a steady stream at this polling center in blue ash ohio, right outside of cincinnati. this is normally republican country. 2008 this county hamilton county, swung obama's way the republicans have picked up their ground game here. they're trying to get republican voters enthused to come out to polls and vote vote, vote. you heard jim acosta say mitt romney made a last stop in cleveland. it just goes to show you how important ohio is brooke, because combined the presidential candidates visited the state
new yorkers affected by sandy are being allowed to vote. but here's the thing they're being allowed to vote at any polling place in the state. displaced voters in jersey can vote by e-mail. >>> you know the election could come down to this. the pivotal swing state of ohio. take a look at the latest poll of polls in the buckeye state. president obama has this razor-thin edge over mitt romney. 50% to romney's 47%. and cnn's carol costello is in blue ash, ohio a suburb of cincinnati. and,...
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there's been a lot of talks about the politics of hurricane sandy. your thoughts of how this has potentially affected the race and how it may affect tuesday. >> i think it clearly has affected the race. we speculated about this from the beginning, on monday, now the numbers are in. if you looked at the race last monday before the storm, clearly romney was still on a roll and his momentum was diminishing, but enough to carry him over the finish line, had nothing intervened. well, something did intervene and it was a hurricane. and clearly, we see by the polls today, that it's had an effect. you look the at the national polls, rasmussen and others had romney ahead by three, four points. the beginning of last week. that's now zero, that's how a dead heat and the battle ground states been a bit of an edge for obama. clearly it's clear why. the commander gets to of play commander-in-chief and the bear hug by the chief of new jersey, famously pugnacious, bare hugging the cooperation, and which has been obama's weakness. you can't purchase that publicity an
there's been a lot of talks about the politics of hurricane sandy. your thoughts of how this has potentially affected the race and how it may affect tuesday. >> i think it clearly has affected the race. we speculated about this from the beginning, on monday, now the numbers are in. if you looked at the race last monday before the storm, clearly romney was still on a roll and his momentum was diminishing, but enough to carry him over the finish line, had nothing intervened. well, something...
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they have been impacted by hurricane sandy when it comes to power outages. the darker the color means the higher number of people without power. we know new york and new jersey are likely to go democratic. but let's walk over to pennsylvania here and look at this. you see this down here? let me help you understand this chart a little bit. this explains the darker the color, the higher the number of people without power. as we come back to pennsylvania, i want to show you something. it's obvious to the naked eye. in this area here is where you see more people without power. scranton, philadelphia, in the suburbs. about 100,000 out of power in philadelphia and montgomery and bucks county alone. let's look at how they voted in the last election. if the problems persist, right there that tells you more of a problem for the president. if there's no power at polling stations. if people just decide too much hassle, i can't vote. pennsylvania is an absentee ballot state but not ann early voting state. let's move over to ohio. this is a place where the obama campaign
they have been impacted by hurricane sandy when it comes to power outages. the darker the color means the higher number of people without power. we know new york and new jersey are likely to go democratic. but let's walk over to pennsylvania here and look at this. you see this down here? let me help you understand this chart a little bit. this explains the darker the color, the higher the number of people without power. as we come back to pennsylvania, i want to show you something. it's obvious...